U.S. Treasury targets the infrastructure enabling disruptive ransomware attacks, critical technology theft, and the black-market drug trade.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced sanctions against Aeza Group, a Russian-based “bulletproof hosting” (BPH) service, for actively enabling global cybercrime, including ransomware attacks, intellectual property theft, and illicit drug sales.
BPH providers offer specialized server infrastructure designed to help criminals evade detection by law enforcement.
The sanctions, coordinated with the UK’s National Crime Agency, target Aeza Group’s two Russian subsidiaries, a UK front company, and four key individuals, including CEO Arsenii Aleksandrovich Penzev.
Aeza Group has been linked to ransomware and infostealer operations like Meduza and Lumma, which have targeted the U.S. defense industrial base.
The service also hosted BianLian ransomware, RedLine infostealer panels, and BlackSprut, a Russian darknet drug marketplace.
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